James Gray is Co-founder and Chairman of optionsXpress Holdings, Inc., the online options, futures and stock brokerage.
Education: B.S. in Finance and Economics, University of Iowa
Personal: Married to Aimee Gray
Background: Gray, with 20 years in the options industry, is also President of G-Bar L.P., one of the nation's largest independent options trading firms.
Trustee, Museum of Science and Industry Trustee, Children's Memorial Member, Young Presidents Organization Member, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Member, Executives Club Member, Economic Club of Chicago Board member, InterOcean Financial Group LLC
Through the Avrum Gray Family Fund and the G-Bar Foundation, Gray is also a supporter of the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago Symphony, Jewish United Fund, Lyric Opera House, Gene Siskel Film Center, the Ravinia Festival and the "Chicago 2016" effort to bring the Olympics to Chicago.